Phrase guide

do the laundry

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To wash the laundry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غَسَلَ مَلَابِس (ḡasala malābis) — to wash the laundry
  • Asturian: abogadar — to wash the laundry
  • Asturian: acoladar — to wash the laundry
  • Asturian: coladar — to wash the laundry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洗衣 (xǐyī) — to wash the laundry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洗衣服 (xǐ yīfu, xǐ yīfú) — to wash the laundry
  • Czech: prát prádlo — to wash the laundry
  • Dutch: de was doen — to wash the laundry
  • Finnish: pestä pyykkiä — to wash the laundry
  • French: laver — to wash the laundry
  • German: die Wäsche machen — to wash the laundry
  • German: waschen — to wash the laundry
  • Hebrew: עשה כביסה — to wash the laundry
  • Japanese: 洗濯する (sentaku suru) — to wash the laundry
  • Korean: 세탁하다 (setakhada) — to wash the laundry
  • Lao: ຊັກເຄື່ອງ (sak khư̄ang) — to wash the laundry
  • Polish: robić pranie — to wash the laundry
  • Russian: стира́ть (stirátʹ) — to wash the laundry
  • Russian: постира́ть — to wash the laundry
  • Slovak: vyprať — to wash the laundry
  • Lower Sorbian: pałkaś — to wash the laundry
  • Spanish: hacer la colada — to wash the laundry
  • Swedish: tvätta — to wash the laundry
  • Thai: ซักผ้า — to wash the laundry
  • Vietnamese: giặt gỵa — to wash the laundry
  • Vietnamese: giặt gịa — to wash the laundry
  • Vietnamese: giặt quần áo — to wash the laundry
  • Vietnamese: giặt giũ — to wash the laundry